People message me a lot asking about Caleb and his type of Down syndrome. When he was little, we had his karotype done, of course, to confirm his diagnosis. The test showed that he indeed had Down syndrome and confirmed as Trisomy 21. We’ve never pursued any further testing, although there are questions from the Mosaic Ds community about the number of cells tested and if children born with Ds have enough cells tested to really be sure of their dx. (Just FYI, people with mDs have cells with both 46 and 47 chromosomes). The cells impacted by that extra chromosome can be anywhere in the body...including the brain and other organs, and any varying number of cells. Some people with mDs don’t present their having Down syndrome facially as much, which can lead to years of not knowing that the child even has Down syndrome. You can imagine how frustrating that can be!
Not much is known at this time about the difference in living with Trisomy 21 and Mosaic Down syndrome, but there is a wonderful support group online (www.imdsa.org) to help answer questions.
Caleb’s abilities (and struggles) are more and more evident as he ages. He is what he is, in our opinion, and we try our best to keep him challenged and engaged. As we did with his sister. More alike than different - perhaps, but we also believe that his difference helps makes him shine. 😊
#downsyndrome#mosaicdownsyndrome#trisomy21#t21#differentisbeautiful#calebscrew 💙💛 #igersjax

So we had a board game day yesterday - such great games still around! The day started off with such hope & a LOOOOOOOOT of patience...⠀
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Fights over turns, whether there was a good roll of the dice or not, which colour mover they were going to be 🙄
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The day ended with a big wine..⠀
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📸 @infamous_swim

Flossing and flexing! 💥 Two of B’s super powers. Happy to have the day off to spend with my fave super hero. We talked about what an inspirational man MLK Jr. was and the difference he made. “The time is always right to do what’s right.” We started our day with this is mind.
Super hero status tee: @luluslovelyts
Batman pants: @periwinklejazz
Super hero vans: @vans
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#superherostatus#superhero#superherosunite#instakid#radkid#instaootd#kidootd

We live in a nice suburban area that we are very much the minority. We are fortunate our boys can have such a diverse group of friends. As it is MLK day Its important to reflect that at one point this wasn’t even a possibility for our boys to be at the schools they are and with the friends they have. We educate Cameron regularly of how some of his friends at one point could not be his friends. It’s easy for our kids to not appreciate the privileges they have. They live in a beautiful home and get the opportunity to choose who they want to be friends with. I will forever and always remind our boys just how far we have come and the people like MLK that helped us get here. We have to stress to our kids to remind who paved the way! // @liketoknow.it #liketkit http://liketk.it/2zsEA #blackmothers